Theresa May became Britain’s new Prime Minister yesterday after the exit of David Cameron and one of her first tasks is picking a new cabinet.
Appointing a new cabinet means she also had to let go of a number of high-profile politicians to make way for new ones.
Among those axed were Michael Gove, former Justice Secretary, Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, John Whittingdale, the Culture Secretary, and Oliver Letwin the Cabinet Office Minister.
May is also aiming to adding more women to powerful positions within the British cabinet with Liz Truss, previously the Environment Secretary, emerging from No. 10 Downing Street to announce she had been appointed Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor. She is the first woman in both distinguished positions.
What made the biggest splash though was her appointment of Boris Johnson, the most prominent face of the ‘Leave’ campaign, as Foreign Secretary.
People have reacted to this in various ways, while some believe it’s a good move bringing someone from the opposing side to work for the best, others feel it is a bad idea having the biggest antagonist of the ‘Remain’ campaign working with the new cabinet.
Theresa May herself voted ‘Remain’ in the referendum.
New appointments are imminent and would be revealed soon.
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